Translation and cultural adaptation to portuguese of a quality of life questionnaire for patients with melasma

Medicina Cutanea Ibero-Latino-Americana

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 270-274

  Ferreira Cestari, Tania ^a,d   Balkrishann, Rajesh ^b   Blessmann Weber, Magda ^c   Prati, Clarissa ^a   Baratz Menegon, Doris ^a   Gollo Mazzotti, Nicolle ^a   Troian, Carina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyperpigmentation; Melasma; Quality of life; Scales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 41649114539     PISSN: 02105187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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